Tennessee has lost two tackles to injuries since the offseason program started, so Kelly gives them depth behind left tackle Taylor Lewan and rookie right tackle Jack Conklin.
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However, first-year general manager Jon Robinson had no ties to Green-Beckham and chose to trade him to add depth behind third-year left tackle Taylor Lewan and rookie right tackle Jake Conklin. “He’s played three positions”. So we’re looking forward to working with him. On his second target of the game, Green-Beckham couldn’t haul in a pass on a sideline breaking route – the type of play he struggled with in Tennessee. Beyond Jordan Matthews’ team-high 85 receptions last season, no other Philadelphia receiver had more than 27 catches as the Eagles finished 7-9 and fired coach Chip Kelly. “We have a long way to go with him learning our play book. But for us and where we are in development, we thought it was a risk worth taking”.
Asked why he changed his mind about letting Green-Beckham get his feet wet, the coach said: “I just wanted to”.
“I’ll say this, the inconsistency – that was there”, Mularkey said. “It wasn’t like he wasn’t trying, but it never clicked in”.
Drops are also an issue the Eagles’ receivers have dealt with, and the unit’s troubles holding onto the ball is a major reason Green-Beckham is now here. With Nelson Agholor, Josh Huff, Chris Given and Rueben Randle still failing to impress, it isn’t out of the question that DGB could push for a starting job or the No. 3 spot early in the season. He’s got the size and the speed to be a legit number one receiver and the fact that the Titans passed on that and now have Rishard Matthews as their number one receiver (who?) shows that DGB might not be cut out for this whole National Football League shindig. Would you have wanted Dorial Green-Beckham in a Chiefs uniform this season or do you think not adding him was a smart move?
“Nobody in the locker room was expecting it”, receiver Justin Hunter said.
The Green Bay Packers are in danger of losing linebackers Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers to indefinite suspension if they don’t cooperate with the. I definitely do (see some urgency). “I feel like this is a brand new start”. We’ve got a new GM and he didn’t draft too many people in here.
“Not necessarily sure about all that”, he said.
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“It wasn’t a statement”, Robinson said.
